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Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
April 7, 2010Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
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Marchers demand bailout for Main St.
April 7, 2010"They got bailed out, we got sold out!" was the chant as over 150 trade unionists and community allies marched through downtown Oakland April 5, pausing at banks along the route to let their message soak...
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Federal panel grills Greenspan, Citigroup on predatory lending
April 7, 2010The nation's subprime crisis will be in the news from Wednesday to Friday this week as the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins a new round of hearings.
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Rallying for more schools, it’s a Bronx cheer for Bloomberg
April 7, 2010Bronx residents send a message to Bloomberg and the Department of Education: More schools!
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Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations
April 7, 2010Standing near the portal of the Massey Energy mine where at least 25 miners have died in a deadly explosion, Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for Mine Safety and Health, vowed to "turn over every rock"...
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